Border Patrol soliciting contractors to take over meals for detainees
The project aims to streamline meals for immigrants in its custody along the U.S.-Mexico border.
Trump administration finalizes deal to send asylum seekers to Honduras
The administration forged a similar deal with the government of Guatemala last year.
‘Remain in Mexico’ asylum hearings delayed a third time
Hearings are being pushed back again through June 1.
Former ICE detainee says little coronavirus information given in custody
Alejandra Alor Reyes spent almost 10 months in detention after claiming asylum at the border last June.
ADOT shifts to virtual training for truck drivers in Mexico during pandemic
The training is part of a program that started in 2016 to help truck drivers avoid long, costly delays at the border.
Sonoran coronavirus cases concentrated in border town San Luis Rio Colorado
The high number of cases is likely related to the town’s proximity to both Arizona and neighboring Baja California.
US extends CDC health protocol to speed deportations at the border
The order will remain until May 20 at least.
“'Rona needs to stay away!”: How a single mother stays resilient.
Also on Arizona Spotlight: Free meals for our community; and an interview with César Cuauhtémoc García Hernández, author of "Migrating to Prison: America's Obsession with Locking Up Immigrants".
ACLU calls on Border Patrol to halt enforcement at hospitals, other 'sensitive locations'
A video sent to the legal aid group shows an agency vehicle parked at a COVID-19 testing site.
Groups say Border Patrol's accelerated deportations are sending migrants to ill-equipped border towns
The agency is using an emergency protocol to send migrants back across the border in a matter of minutes.
Lawsuits challenging border wall funding can move forward, judge rules
A U.S. District Court judge last week ruled two lawsuits brought by environmental groups will be allowed to continue.
Border Patrol expelling migrants to minimize virus exposure
The agency has returned to a deportation policy not seen in the Southwest in nearly 20 years.
Groups question risk, expense of border wall construction during coronavirus pandemic
Critics say big construction crews are still at work — increasing the risk of spreading the virus and traveling to other states.
Officials take temperatures of southbound border crossers in Nogales, Sonora
The U.S. has closed the border with Mexico to all "non-essential" travel, but Mexico has not yet broadly implemented similar restrictions.
Immigration attorneys, turned away without protective gear, call for detention center closures
Arizona attorneys say they can't find protective equipment required to visit clients, putting their cases in danger.
